Keserü Katalin: Toroczkai Wigand Ede (Gödöllő, 2008)
Ró BIOGRAPHY 1869 May 23 r d, (or 19 l h elsewhere), born in Pest as Ede Rezső Oszkár Vigand 1886-89 Studies decorative painting in Budapest at the Royal Hungarian School of Applied Arts and additional subjects at the same school until the end of 1890 1890s Works with Albert Schickedanz, Steindl Imre, architect of the Parliament building and architect, József Hubert 1899 His furniture designs are published by the journal Magyar Iparművészet (Hungarian Applied Arts), which then continues to report regularly on his activities. 1900 He is awarded a silver medal for his furniture at the Paris World Exhibition. Goes to London where the June 1900 edition of Academy Architecture publishes reproductions of two of his architectural drawings. Inrten-Dekoration (Interior Design) of Darmstadt, publishes his furniture designs and they also appear in several editions of the wood industry's pattern sheets Mintalapok. He presents Mrs Károly Lyka's boudoir at the Christmas 1900 exhibition of the Applied Arts Association. From then onwards he regularly takes part in the Association's exhibitions. 1901 Commisioned by the Applied Arts Museum and its library to be a specialist consultant. His work is published by Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration (German Art and Decoration) and The Studio. Following this, his work appears regularly in specialist journals abroad. 1902 Two sets of furniture win a gold medal at the International Decorative Arts Exhibition in Turin; he studies the peasant culture and traditions of the Hungarian Great Plain, Göcsej, Somogy and Mezőkövesd. Meanwhile forms friendships with members of the Artists' Colony at Gödöllő. Wigand's book entitled Furniture is published with an introduction by Károly Lyka, founder and editor of the journal Művészet (Art). 1903 'My Nest', his plan for a small family house wins joint first and second prize with Jenő Lechner in a competition by Művészet. He designs interiors together with Sándor Nagy in Gödöllő. 1904 He carries out studies in Transylvania, both in Kalotaszeg and later in the Szeklerland. He and Aladár Körösfői-Kriesch, founder of the Gödöllő colony, together design a model for elementary school classrooms. 1905-7 Designs the interiors of the engravings department, reading room and the benches in the exhibition halls at the Budapest Fine Arts Museum in his English, so-called 'plank' style. He lives in Gödöllő. 1906 Wins a Diplome d'Honneur at the World Exhibition in Milan. He designs his first family houses for Budapest and surrounding areas in Arts and Crafts style.
